''Jeevana Nataka'' () is a 1943 Indian

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

film directed by Wahab Kashmiri, based on a play of the same name written by A. N. Krishna Rao. The film was produced by

Gubbi Veeranna Gubbi Hampanna Veeranna (1891 – 1972) was an Indian theatre director. He was one of the pioneers and most prolific contributors to Kannada theatre. He established the drama company, ''Gubbi Sree Channabasaveshwara Nataka Company'', which play ...

, his first as an independent producer. Veeranna also appeared in a lead role in the film alongside debutante Kemparaj Urs, Shanta Hublikar and B. Jayamma.

Cast

The cast of the film:

Production

Wahab Kashmiri was a theatre personality working in

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's New Theatre group. The film was his first in Kannada as director. The writer A. N. Krishna Rao, who wrote the film's story, assisted him by handing him over the story in English, and the dialogues. The film was also

's first as an independent producer and produced under the banner Gubbi Films. Future actor Rajkumar's father and stage actor Singanalluru Puttaswamayya was voice-tested for acting in the film. "Since his voice was rough and did not suit cinema, he was asked to dub for his voice by holding the mike far away from his mouth." D. Kemparaj Urs, the brother of future Chief Minister of Mysore State, D. Devaraj Urs, made his acting debut in the film. Filming took in Central Studios,

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, for a year before release on 1 January 1943.

Reception

The reviewer for ''

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'' wrote, "Apart from Veeranna's superb comedy, Jayamma and Shanta Hublikar put over grand performances. Lilting music is provided in plenty."

References

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* 1943 films 1940s Kannada-language films Indian black-and-white films {{1940s-Kannada-film-stub